Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-23

Ibis an aass ara halt Of eleaEanR I
and grabbing has been dene
nt the rate Of $50 Per aeFe. The fQinl
aEnouns paid On t1ta contract up TO dAfe
Ii 9S606 %. % which she euntrse4gE 4
drew &a29Se0, ama tue City 3aKveT0fy
ans 80. Thia Is on The estimates ma6a Il
% q che end Of last En0slh and dne8 L
not fauluds any OF tbs work dsae 4
this m1nkh; When, A. slated before.
tha damp has been bSnuahs down 90 4
tie sarneF Of Eoafh Fifth akEeea and /
TIA cue to neas soaah Eight street.
Tnnuh11 il beinn expagiencca % present |
on shfH woFk 4hronRh the oRvInN Of |
earth, eauaad By wafer from Mr. 5annes
Paskafa lot w0skiaR ita way Il vas
aaneFslIy supposed that blne elaY woald
not aida, bat any enc Who believes thae
can be quickly e8uSinoed % tha eon-
tEaEy b. visiting the cut on lii street.
Rr&de.
TEE szvEExE axnKz1 GRADS.
Ths Grss work commenced thls season
on ne@ grades w&s On Sesenkh sizses,
befwaeu Madis0u and Battery streets.
Tha aoasFact for this work was lei M
der Ordinances SO 10 w. =. Wilson. Ahe
euniransog 20 recelye 32L eeats Der
eubic yard for all Dirt moved, and SIS
Pct thousand Ices for all sidewalks.
ball and craIRs- The work szAs
beRuR Il Jnne and n that month $50
yards % dirt wer5 moved. In July 10
eW mnRs yards wsFs moved, Saa0 ul1fs
tn August, end 1850 10 September. max
iE& III al IL, 100 yHEds Of diHt Oh this
aFada. In addilion 10 this 50 b60 feak 81
sidawalks we're laiH IN AuRaak. and S.
80 d SsptembeE, making In all l4e. SO.
and GOO fest OF box 6fain was aid dQWn
anA 300 fest Of hulkhead built, making
IN al Isl. go feet Of inmber used. The
WoFkis nearly completed, and would be
iinienN8 hos that the contractors are
w6lSinn for lumber with which 10 Gem,
pIele their sidewalks. This was Of
e0nFse up 10 the end Of September, no
tetln8te having been made By the en-
kineers since then. The Rmonnts paid
On this work foet up TO &69l3 80. Of
which the contractor received $662447,
ard the City Eurveyos &S6o.02. Nj.
Wilson claims that in all up 20 date he
has laid down 10000 feet Of sidewalks.
etc., and has completed the work On
both sides for eight blocks, buildine
eight foot sidewalks for that distance.
EAoM MAD1soa 10 nE1EL,
Along Seventh street., was another CON
tract whicb, under Ordinance elS. VS.
lei 10 Wilson 3 Godfrey, the senior
| partner being the contractor Of that
| p0rtEon north Of Madison. The Fate
named In the contFaes vas 50 cents per
cubic yard Of earth and SIT per thou
sand feet for sidewalks end boz drains.
| In tbs month OF August the contractors
cleared and ggubhed two acres at she
rate Of 800 per acre, and moved 6007
yards OF dirt, and in September moved
| 9l9l yards. making In all 14.l98 yasaRI
up 90 tke end Of September. So far
| 1885, has bean pai6 cut on this worn,
Of wnioh fha contractors have received
| e4l9644. the City Surveyor 8lsi n, and
Z Mr.. Rosenberg $50. Daring Oetsbeg
The work has progressed rapidly, and al
the southern end IA only waiting the
| opening Of NH street In order to be
completed immediately. There IL still
large amount Of dirt 20 be moved north
| Of Jefferson sarest, between that street
aud James. and this 10 being taken to-
Gil In she iow apots between khe latter
street and Columbia A railroad rms
| from the out 20 the hils, on which the
ears nnaka fast lime down. bat having
only one horse each 30 drag them up the
hill, make slow progress empty. The
contractors claim nov that they have
| 90 TO date moved nearly $4,000 yards q
dirt, which would mean nearly 1900
for the pfeseni month.
TIE BouRxH szBKzx naAnx.
QuIaley 4 white obtained ihs COZ
tract under ordinances $50. for grading
Fourth street from Onion 10 Bell streets
and building sidewalks on saeh side.
The priee for grading vas IS eenIs per
Gable yard, and fer sidewalks S1k50
pes thousand. This work 10 completed
With the exception OF some Of tie side
walks, and viii be finished before she
end Of this month. The work dond %
to the end Of September includes clear.
/ inc and grabbing too acres In July and
half IN ecFa In August. There we're @80Q
yaraa Of dirt moved To 5aly, 1874 IN Al
/ gust and ia01 10 September, making In
| eli II .6a6 onbie yards OF dirt. Ia Jniy
II, las feet Of lumess wers used fog side
walks, $4,000 fest In AuKaat for side
81. as fer sidewalks and 2694 for buIk
1 head Ia September, making Ia all 52a04
| fsea Of lamber u1Gd IL the street. 1hs
amoans raid ons on tbs wosk So Tar Il
l Ra15z0B, Of which The Clty Surveyor
I AFe@ $50 20, aha caklfaeloe &S96l RA,
sd ~ Rosenberg SIS. ths latter being
fer e0me private sidewalks.
rHn woax Oh Wnax grRKKr.
Eig ordinances e&S TIE grading Of West
street fFem virginia 20 Ueda9 vas de-
cidsd upon and The basadlng of side
walks along the same poFlian Of the
street. vas also dsiermired. The wofk
| 81 grading was lea TO O'Day and AndeF-
son al - ceuls psF c1bia yard, and 500
pr aars for clearing and eFubbing. and
| I've hnif2ina a chs SIDE selks and q
estd08 asaF kne nnileg wAs let 10 Ftneh
d HandArsou aa &1k.2B Ger thousand
| for the sidewalk, and SIS s. Per thoes-
| and Ter she bridge. The wofk Ct gTad-
| iaa, with TIE exception Of tbe approaches
| 10 the bridge, b now eonpletei, and
moaa o. The sidewalks are flashed.
| Tia contractors fog the bridge c2aam
/ thas thsy have been dslAyed owing 10
| ghe difficulty Of getfina inmbeF. but Tue
hriaaa b roe rapidly sppro4ehing con-
Dleafon. 1he wQsk dans BY ODAy 4
fndsrsrm il Fnly teelaGed three aesea
( a c1enxinz and mc9ina xS5o euhsa yagda
| 81 earth; In Angusa s060 and in Sap
! ienhax 800 yards Of earth we're moved
6sso ynr9s Of earth In ALL FInsh a
| Headerson IN JAY Enposlsd 100 feat Of
| bax drain, dn Anaust 40,604 fest 81 side
waIk. and in seplsmbsR 10, D6 fsef Of
ssdswalk and T0o00 feea Of bridge tia
Der. nakina h al Ia $50 feel AZ lam
bas. j. amosna paid cut a. tas whols
wzKN q H 80. ~ of whsEh 0D4y a
An3sss1n tssW $1.e&1N Nsmek ~
EEanAerson aI,k484e. ths ReuaindeF,
e2a 90 hsin& TIE fess Of the Ossy saf-
veyoE.
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